WoRMS name details
Madrepora rosea Esper, 1788
1504632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1504632)
unaccepted > junior homonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
Nomenclature The name is preoccipied by Madrepora rosea Pallas, 1766
Nomenclature The name is preoccipied by Madrepora rosea Pallas, 1766 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora rosea Esper, 1788. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1504632 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
basis of record Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
basis of record Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
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Nomenclature The name is preoccipied by Madrepora rosea Pallas, 1766 [details]
